Hill Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
About Hill Cottage
Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wycombe, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 28.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Hill Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Hill Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at Hill Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
- Dec 2022ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Listed building application for construction of single storey side and rear extension and outhouse conversion and extension
Listed- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/05561/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2024Decision
- ExtensionApr 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Hill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£344,520
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2015Most recent
£344,520
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3AH: £550,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in HP14 3AH
Fern Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Jun 2019
£645,00044 Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Feb 2019
£550,000The Limes, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Sept 2016
£500,000Silver Birches, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Jun 2014
£550,000Lowford, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Mar 1997
£69,900
Versus other Church Lane homes
Hill Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,253
Street avg £4,247
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
West Wycombe School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







